
In a series of new regulations, New York City human rights officials have threatened sanctions to landlords, employers, and businesses who prevent cross-dressing men from using the ladies’ room, under provisions against transgender discrimination.
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.22 Dec 2015, 5:56 AM PST0

The religious radicals who rule Iran have stepped up their enforcement of male-female separation on the ski slopes, dispatching units to enforce segregation laws high up in the mountains.
by Jordan Schachtel16 Dec 2015, 1:47 PM PST0

On the back of her newly found fame, so-called ‘feminazi’ lawyer Charlotte Proudman has attacked a leading Supreme Court judge as “sexist” and demanded positive discrimination and special treatment for women in a column for The Guardian, as “only quotas
by Liam Deacon26 Sep 2015, 2:54 AM PST0

California Governor Jerry Brown has indicated that he will sign a bill to provide female employees with more tools to enforce equal pay in the workplace.
by Adelle Nazarian21 Sep 2015, 1:24 PM PST0

Ellen Pao’s long-strange-trip included filing a historic gender discrimination lawsuit against former employer Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, losing at trial, getting fired as CEO of Reddit, and now dropping her appeal and paying KPCB $276,000 in legal fees.
by Chriss W. Street12 Sep 2015, 1:01 PM PST0

Jill Soloway, the creator of Amazon’s transgender-themed original drama Transparent, wants to change the way stories are told in TV and film by ridding the industry of its so-called “male privilege.”
by Kipp Jones21 Jul 2015, 6:15 PM PST0

A woman who filed and lost a high-profile discrimination lawsuit against a Silicon Valley venture capital firm had a unique reaction: demanding the firm pay her $2.7 million to decline pursuing an appeal of the case, according to the firm, which filed court documents against her on Friday, NBC News reports.
by William Bigelow7 Jun 2015, 6:29 AM PST0

Mad Max: Fury Road has found an unlikely group of fans after feminists overwhelmingly praised the film for its strong female themes, which is putting some male fans at odds with the franchise.
by Kelli Serio25 May 2015, 12:02 PM PST0

Actress Frances McDormand, best known for her role in 1996’s Fargo, is speaking out about sexism at Cannes.
by Kelli Serio23 May 2015, 11:49 AM PST0

Bridesmaids actress Rose Byrne is the latest Hollywood celebrity to speak out against gender discrimination in the entertainment industry.
by Kelli Serio22 May 2015, 10:45 AM PST0

The 2015 Cannes Film Festival has been named the “Year of the Women” for its focus on women-driven films.
by Kelli Serio20 May 2015, 2:21 PM PST0

Officials at the Cannes Film Festival denied allegations this week that security had turned women away from red carpet screenings because they were not wearing high heels.
by Kelli Serio20 May 2015, 9:48 AM PST0

Tammy actress Melissa McCarthy is the latest female Hollywood celebrity to speak out against the industry’s perceived culture of sexism and misogyny.
by Kelli Serio19 May 2015, 10:42 AM PST0

Jill Soloway, the showrunner for the transgender-themed Amazon original series Transparent, says the entertainment industry is systematically rigged in favor of white men.
by Kelli Serio15 May 2015, 11:42 AM PST0

While doing promotional interviews for her upcoming film Carol, a lesbian love story, Academy Award-winning actress Cate Blanchett revealed to Variety magazine that she has had “many” past relationships with women.
by Kelli Serio13 May 2015, 10:04 AM PST0

Academy Award-winning director Kathryn Bigelow is the latest Hollywood power player to sound off against gender discrimination in the entertainment industry.
by Kelli Serio13 May 2015, 5:32 AM PST0

Major Hollywood film and TV studios have long been criticized for failing to create a level playing field for women. While insiders and studies have highlighted the entertainment industry’s one-sided hiring practices in recent months and years, now the complainants have found an ally.
by Kipp Jones12 May 2015, 10:15 AM PST0

Matthew Luke, Al Jazeera America’s (AJA) former director of media and archive management, was fired because he complained about his boss’s constant “anti-American and anti-Semitic rants,” a new lawsuit alleges.
by Jordan Schachtel29 Apr 2015, 12:28 PM PST0

Saudi Arabia’s Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice, known as “Haia” in the Wahhabi Kingdom, has arrived on Twitter under the verified username @PvGovSa.
by Jordan Schachtel24 Apr 2015, 7:10 PM PST0

A Columbia University student, cleared by the school and law enforcement of rape accusations, has filed a lawsuit against the school, claiming it failed to protect him from harassment by the student who continued her public claims that he raped her.
by Dr. Susan Berry24 Apr 2015, 10:04 AM PST0

In a shockingly short deliberation for such a highly-visible gender discrimination lawsuit, a San Francisco jury of six women and six men ruled against former junior partner Ellen Pao on Friday on the three most important claims brought against the prestigious Silicon Valley venture capital firm of Kleiner, Perkins, Caufield and Byers.
by Chriss W. Street27 Mar 2015, 4:59 PM PST0